161
161
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to unseat an incumbent president, he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the american people. >> so where does that leave us? the two campaigns believe passionately in two different realities. the president obama campaign believes the countries demographics have changed the etor roert in your favor. the romney campaign believes you have the momentum to swing over. it's possible we are headed for a 50/50 split. it all comes down to nine states or seven or five? whatever the result. polarization is hardening. the house has changed hands three times in the last two decades. two of those times have been in the last
and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to unseat an incumbent president, he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the...
90
90
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
who is better prepared to handle sandy, fema or home depot? log onto gerriwillis.com and i will share the results at the end of tonight's show. in the final jobs report before election day is out, what do the numbers really say about the unemployment crisis innthis country? answers next. gerri: coming up the job right picks up as people return to the workforce.@a gerri: unemployment up is always hiring. 171,000 jobs added to the jobless picking up to 7.9% because more people are going on the job hunt. here to break it down, senior research fellow at george mason university and former commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics, jason shanker, chief economist for procedure economics. good news or bad? >> i think it was a good report. we saw an increase in the number of jobs, much more than expected. smith and upward roguish and the last couple of months. the market did not interpret it that way. in general it shows the trend of modest improvements in u.s. economic growth is continuing. gerri: what did you make of the report? speak i think mo
who is better prepared to handle sandy, fema or home depot? log onto gerriwillis.com and i will share the results at the end of tonight's show. in the final jobs report before election day is out, what do the numbers really say about the unemployment crisis innthis country? answers next. gerri: coming up the job right picks up as people return to the workforce.@a gerri: unemployment up is always hiring. 171,000 jobs added to the jobless picking up to 7.9% because more people are going on the...
199
199
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
all right, so was it of the jobs report, was it of superstorm sandy? what's going to be the it factor in the race on tuesday. we'll get expert analysis on the campaign strategies in the homestretch. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> all right, on the campaign trail, former president bill clinton stumping for president barack obama. in raleigh, north carolina. let's listen. >> offer them unilaterally, without asking for anything, a trillion dollars in spending reductions over the next decade. they said no. but he said the door is still open. and they'll walk through that door when you reelect him day after tomorrow. and he knows that politics is about other people, not about power, not about ideology, he knows that a philosophy of we're all in this togeth
all right, so was it of the jobs report, was it of superstorm sandy? what's going to be the it factor in the race on tuesday. we'll get expert analysis on the campaign strategies in the homestretch. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each...
195
195
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> when she was declared the victor, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for barack obama, but by putting bill clinton and all the things you mentioned, it means the romney campaign has to pay attention to it. >> let's talk about "the washingto
at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else,...
433
433
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
WMAR
tv
eye 433
favorite 0
quote 0
i do believe that sandy has had an effect. monday morning, mitt romney would have won the popular vote and electoral vote. what happened during the course of this week, the president's handling on it. a slight change in his approval rating. slight change in his fay voeshlt. >> the president has been at that 50. >> that's an important number. because we know that presidents can get reelected at that level. you really felt this week, like the air went out of the romney balloon. from the first debate on, it was blowing up and up and up. even though the numbers weren't changing that much, there was a movement in that campaign. >> ron brownstein, a question they just asked ed gillespie. you see that especially in these state polls which shows the consistent lead for the president. you also heard ed gillespie there. they think there's something fundamentally wrong with those polls. >> republicans equal democrats as a share of the vote on election day. in a presidential election. that was a country, though, george, that was 77% of th
i do believe that sandy has had an effect. monday morning, mitt romney would have won the popular vote and electoral vote. what happened during the course of this week, the president's handling on it. a slight change in his approval rating. slight change in his fay voeshlt. >> the president has been at that 50. >> that's an important number. because we know that presidents can get reelected at that level. you really felt this week, like the air went out of the romney balloon. from...
188
188
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
one man's quest to restore his community after sandy's devastation. >>> good morning. i'm randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. in los angeles. thanks for starting your morning with us. >>> well, it is the final stretch, quite literally. already just two days now left medical election day. millions of you have already voted, but the candidates are doing everything they can over these precious last couple of days to reach the rest of you. trying to get the voters energized and excited about the prospects for the next four years. we have our correspondents spread out throughout the battleground states to bring you the latest on the election and the final push. we start in new hampshire. that's where president obama is making his first campaign stop in just a couple of hours before heading to florida, ohio, and colorado. joining him on the trail again today is former president bill clinton. our white house correspondent dan lothian is live in new hampshire this morning. dan, good morning. so tell me, what is the message from the president in these closing da
one man's quest to restore his community after sandy's devastation. >>> good morning. i'm randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. in los angeles. thanks for starting your morning with us. >>> well, it is the final stretch, quite literally. already just two days now left medical election day. millions of you have already voted, but the candidates are doing everything they can over these precious last couple of days to reach the rest of you. trying to get the voters...
405
405
tv
eye 405
favorite 0
quote 0
the president receiving praise from sandy. some pretty harsh criticism from the former mayor of new york, rudy giuliani. >> i don't know what he was doing in the nevada. if i was president of the united states, i wouldn't be flitting around the west and midwest. i feel pretty offended seeing my president floating around, campaigning while people are suffering. >> your response? >> well, mayor giuliani is running around the country campaigning for mitt romney and popping off. the people in new york and new jersey, they're working with this president and this administration, fema, every day, and our focus needs to be. really, the country has been united. mayor giuliani may be the exception to this. focus on recovery. making sure we stand by those who lost so much and need to recover. this will take a long time. the federal government's doing all they can to partner with state and local officials. we flew power equipment from california to help restore power, getting fuel into the area, and direct assistance to help with food and
the president receiving praise from sandy. some pretty harsh criticism from the former mayor of new york, rudy giuliani. >> i don't know what he was doing in the nevada. if i was president of the united states, i wouldn't be flitting around the west and midwest. i feel pretty offended seeing my president floating around, campaigning while people are suffering. >> your response? >> well, mayor giuliani is running around the country campaigning for mitt romney and popping off....
150
150
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 150
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> super storm sandy. >> as we're going through the reconstruction and rebuilding, we have to find ways to build this city back stronger and better than ever before. >> new york city, no electricity, no lights, millions in the dark, fires, subways flooded, ruined rampant, many deaths. >> people work in the subway system, in the construction industry in this state have said they've never seen damage like this, so it's a new reality for us, and i think it's one that we're going to have to deal with. >> besides new york, new jersey was a victim of the disaster. governor chris christie reviewed the situation at the shoreline, president obama at his side. >> we are here for you, and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help you need until you've rebuilt. >> later, at a news conference, the governor gave his report. >> the president of the united states and i have had six conversations since sunday. that shows a level of caring and concern and interest that i think a leader should be giving to this type of situation. so today, in fact, reed asked me thi
. >> super storm sandy. >> as we're going through the reconstruction and rebuilding, we have to find ways to build this city back stronger and better than ever before. >> new york city, no electricity, no lights, millions in the dark, fires, subways flooded, ruined rampant, many deaths. >> people work in the subway system, in the construction industry in this state have said they've never seen damage like this, so it's a new reality for us, and i think it's one that...
40
40
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
need. >>> this morning the cleanup and recovery from hurricane sandy continues. in new york, a new frustration now rationed gasoline. as nbc's julie bagg reports, dozens of people waited in line for hours. >> it's bad. >> reporter: 8,500 gallons of gas can't pump fast enough. >> i've been out here for an hour and a half. i'm freezing. >> reporter: in brooklyn, people carried unconventional containers in lines that wrapped around the corner. >> this is out of hand. it's out of hand. i need help. i got a broken down car just up the block. >> reporter: firefighters and other emergency responders took priority at the front of the line. fuel trickled slowly after one ho hose stopped working. >> it's a long line. >> reporter: frustration flared. >> this man was not in line. please move him. >> reporter: nypd officers tried to keep people in line. in queens, a similar scene. >> chaos. >> reporter: with the sun setting and the temperature dipping and no guarantee. >> i don't know. it's crazy right now, you know. the lines are so long. just waiting. hoping. hoping when we
need. >>> this morning the cleanup and recovery from hurricane sandy continues. in new york, a new frustration now rationed gasoline. as nbc's julie bagg reports, dozens of people waited in line for hours. >> it's bad. >> reporter: 8,500 gallons of gas can't pump fast enough. >> i've been out here for an hour and a half. i'm freezing. >> reporter: in brooklyn, people carried unconventional containers in lines that wrapped around the corner. >> this is out...
152
152
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
do you think that hurricane sandy or superstorm sandy and the president's handling of it stopped mitt romney's momentum and helped the president? >> you know, i don't know. i can't judge that. i have been here in ohio watching on tv some of the scenes, including on your network yesterday of people who are really frustrated, which is, you know, typical of the natural disaster like this. our hearts go out to those folks, but it's tough for government to be able to respond. i don't know how it plays honestly. i know that right now if you are in the northeast and without power and you can't get back to your home or you're stuck in your home, you know, you're frustrated, and that's understandable, and that's probably what most people are seeing on their tv sets these days. >> most people have said, look, here's the president being in command, looking presidential. it did turn the campaign conversation into a storm conversation. therefore, it would affect voters in ohio. you have seen no evidence of that? >> no. we really haven't. as i said, the polling is trending our direction and has con
do you think that hurricane sandy or superstorm sandy and the president's handling of it stopped mitt romney's momentum and helped the president? >> you know, i don't know. i can't judge that. i have been here in ohio watching on tv some of the scenes, including on your network yesterday of people who are really frustrated, which is, you know, typical of the natural disaster like this. our hearts go out to those folks, but it's tough for government to be able to respond. i don't know how...
269
269
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 269
favorite 0
quote 1
is hurricane sandy and the response have a political impact on this race? >> well, david, first of all, the political impact of sandy is sort of irrelevant. what's important is the impact we're seeing in new jersey and new york, connecticut, and west virginia. we have to make sure we stand by we believe this race is very stable. you know, all through the fall. and i think that we're headed to a very close race where the president has an edge in enough battleground states to be re-elected tuesday night. >> despite governor christie's high marks, the reality is staten island, and this area in new york and in this region, you have so many people without power.li you have critical shortages of gasoline. has the federal government done enough to reach those people who are still suffering here almost a week after this storm? >> well, we're doing everything we can, partnering with state and local officials, to make sure that we're getting fuel into the area. we're providing direct e' assistance to allow affected families and people to have money for lodging and fo
is hurricane sandy and the response have a political impact on this race? >> well, david, first of all, the political impact of sandy is sort of irrelevant. what's important is the impact we're seeing in new jersey and new york, connecticut, and west virginia. we have to make sure we stand by we believe this race is very stable. you know, all through the fall. and i think that we're headed to a very close race where the president has an edge in enough battleground states to be re-elected...
772
772
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 772
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> some new york voters could get an extra day of voting because of superstorm sandy. right now polling station managers are working to make sure the voting goes as smoothly as possible. here to explain what they're doing in long island, new york is william diamonte. what measures are being put in place to make sure those who want to vote can? >> the best thing to do that we're working on is getting our sites operational. that's what we've been doing for the past seven days, and it's been a slow, tortureus process. we have 3,000 polling sites to serve 9,000 voters. as it stands today, with the help of the power authority and governor cuomo pushing them to get these sites manageable, we think we have a situation where we'll have probably 40 sites consolidated and generated and we'll have another 30 sites plus that will be using off-site generation, and the rest will be fully electrified by the grid, we're told by long island power authorities. we'll have a workable day. it won't be an optimum day, but workable. >> so workable, but some of these sites will be new to vote
>>> some new york voters could get an extra day of voting because of superstorm sandy. right now polling station managers are working to make sure the voting goes as smoothly as possible. here to explain what they're doing in long island, new york is william diamonte. what measures are being put in place to make sure those who want to vote can? >> the best thing to do that we're working on is getting our sites operational. that's what we've been doing for the past seven days, and...
187
187
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
that might not have been the case, had sandy not come along. when we look at the election from 20 or 30 years from now we will remember sandy, but we'll remember more the overall contours the fact that this is a country extremely divided on very basic issues. >> a country extremely divided, it doesn't get closer than susan page, your final gallup swing state poll. let's look at your numbers. >> this is our 11th in a series of polls, of 12 swing states we've done over the past year. in our final poll, 48-48 among likely voters. that shows some resurgence by president obama in the poll we did in early october. weighs down four among likely voters. he's regained the support of women voters, some of whom he lost in that first presidential debate. we see him making up the lost ground from the debates in the final weeks of campaigning. but man, 48-48 among likely voters who could call a contest like this one? >> when you talk about the gender gap, he has in your poll in the swing states at least, president obama has a huge, 26-point gender gap with w
that might not have been the case, had sandy not come along. when we look at the election from 20 or 30 years from now we will remember sandy, but we'll remember more the overall contours the fact that this is a country extremely divided on very basic issues. >> a country extremely divided, it doesn't get closer than susan page, your final gallup swing state poll. let's look at your numbers. >> this is our 11th in a series of polls, of 12 swing states we've done over the past year....
126
126
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
WBFF
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
>> i agree with karl on sandy. i think initially it helped the president. i don't think any of the negatives will impact by electionday. that might accrue because of the things karl is talking about but i think that the economy, while it has been a drag, one has been improving and you see in the president's numbers, his approval rating is going up and, has been up above 15 in some of these polls, a lot of them and iowa released a new iowa poll, that showed from the first time, right track, the majority of iowans think the country is on the right track and that has been going up in national polls as well, because they see an improving economy and that is -- accrues to the president, six weeks ago and, not now, people think things are improving. >> chris: inactionally, brit, people still by a wide margin, like a 2/3 of the country, thinks it is -- the coury is on the wrong track? >> once again, we have the discrepancy. state-level differences from national sentiment. we see it in the polling for the two candidates in the race and so forth and we are about to
>> i agree with karl on sandy. i think initially it helped the president. i don't think any of the negatives will impact by electionday. that might accrue because of the things karl is talking about but i think that the economy, while it has been a drag, one has been improving and you see in the president's numbers, his approval rating is going up and, has been up above 15 in some of these polls, a lot of them and iowa released a new iowa poll, that showed from the first time, right...
27
27
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
it was sandy. >> yeah, of course. except never admitting that he was actually a horrendous candidate. >> heard it. terrible. >> krystal ball, karen finney, jonathan capehart. >>> stay with us, much more from democracy plaza in just a moment. [ male announcer ] take dayquil... [ ding! ] ...and spend time on the slopes. take alka-seltzer plus cold & cough... [ buzz! ] ...and spend time on the chair. for non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. take dayquil. use nyquil... [ ding! ] ...and get longer nighttime cough relief. use alka-seltzer plus night cold & flu... [ coughs ] [ buzz! ] [ screams ] ...and you could find yourself... honey? ...on the couch. nyquil. 50% longer cough relief. >>> that's the live shot here at rockefeller center where the rink has been transformed into a battleground in the final hours of this grueling campaign. mitt romney is racing across as many states as he possibly can offering his closing argument that he's the only man in america who can possibly work across the aisle in the congress, not t
it was sandy. >> yeah, of course. except never admitting that he was actually a horrendous candidate. >> heard it. terrible. >> krystal ball, karen finney, jonathan capehart. >>> stay with us, much more from democracy plaza in just a moment. [ male announcer ] take dayquil... [ ding! ] ...and spend time on the slopes. take alka-seltzer plus cold & cough... [ buzz! ] ...and spend time on the chair. for non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. take dayquil. use...
261
261
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
but first, the aftermath of hurricane sandy, today janet napolitano will travel to meet with new jersey state officials. long lines continue at gas stations as the state enters his second day of rationing. richard lui is live for us. how about this rationing system? is it actually working? >> reporter: it is so far. good day to you. they haven't seen a rationing system in this since gerald ford in the 1970s. it's really simple. on an even day, even-numbered license plates can come and get gasoline. on norm people with odd number license plates, that's when you get gas. what is in question for some is what if you have a gas canister. this is what happened earlier today. >> call the cop. why are you shutting it off? >> you got to give me gas. >> reporter: that was a conflict earlier here. the gas station owners that wasst that's up to them whether they'd allow canisters to be filled. it's a tough choice. there's a million people right now that don't have electricity in the state. they use that gas to run that. the line here, about an hour and a half. three people who had odd-numbered lice
but first, the aftermath of hurricane sandy, today janet napolitano will travel to meet with new jersey state officials. long lines continue at gas stations as the state enters his second day of rationing. richard lui is live for us. how about this rationing system? is it actually working? >> reporter: it is so far. good day to you. they haven't seen a rationing system in this since gerald ford in the 1970s. it's really simple. on an even day, even-numbered license plates can come and get...
139
139
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
journal editorial report, the presidential campaign against back on track in the wake of superstorm sandy. headed into the final days, we'll look at the final arguments and 33 seats up for grabs in the senate and the power could hinge on a few key races and tell you which to watch. what they could mean for taxpayers, school kids and organized labor. welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. the presidential campaign kicked back into high gear late in week in the wake of hurricane sandy with president obama and mitt romney making their final pitches to swing state voters. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years. >> attacking me does not create an agenda for him. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. >> paul: and joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, political diary editor jason riley, james freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. >> a
journal editorial report, the presidential campaign against back on track in the wake of superstorm sandy. headed into the final days, we'll look at the final arguments and 33 seats up for grabs in the senate and the power could hinge on a few key races and tell you which to watch. what they could mean for taxpayers, school kids and organized labor. welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. the presidential campaign kicked back into high gear late in week in the wake of hurricane...
175
175
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 0
and now, turn attention to hurricane sandy, an actor is sending a lot of money to the charity called www.tunnelstotowers.organdhehas g a nd he has given $100,000 to the relief fund out there for the folks. >> eric? >> so, remember when he pointed out hearing impaired person that worked with the mayor and how great she was, well, chris christie has one, as well. watch. >> governor chris christie this is my interpreter. things are bad. okay. bad. but we are new jersey, all right, we will be fine. you disobey one of my orders, well, screw you, screw your city and screw all the people that listen to you. i'm going to beat you to death. because that's the jersey way. >> also i would like to give thanks to president obama how he handled the situation. >> well done. >> bob? >> that sounded like you. >> i cannot follow that. i will get -- say this, this election will come down do a margin of 15 electoral votes and under 300,000 national votes. >> your count? >> some of the states it is triggered if it is less than 1 percent so it could be automatic recount. we don't have the answer. >> you w
and now, turn attention to hurricane sandy, an actor is sending a lot of money to the charity called www.tunnelstotowers.organdhehas g a nd he has given $100,000 to the relief fund out there for the folks. >> eric? >> so, remember when he pointed out hearing impaired person that worked with the mayor and how great she was, well, chris christie has one, as well. watch. >> governor chris christie this is my interpreter. things are bad. okay. bad. but we are new jersey, all...
255
255
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
WZDC
tv
eye 255
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> creo que la clave va a ser que si estos cinco dÍas del huracÁn o la tormenta sandy que sacaron del aire a romney, no por culpa de Él, no porque lo allÁ bien o mal el presidente barack obama, sino por los hechos, cinco dÍas, los Últimos cinco dÍas de campaÑa estar prÁcticamente fuera del aire, es algo que puede tener un impacto grande y que no hemos podido medir. >>> no estÁn votando por la decepciÓn y el engaÑo que acaba de seÑalar. >>> vamos a dejar que marÍa conteste estas declaraciones. >>> bueno que le iba a decir, que en esta elecciones ha habÍa de un esfuerzo realmente que nunca se ha hecho de organizadores ar el voto latino por organizaciÓnes que antes no colaboro baven enfocados en nevada, colorado, en florida y tambiÉn en virginia y yo creo que vamos a ver un resultado realmente que va a tener un impacto, porque ha habido con pocos recursos, tengo que decir que se estÁ gastando dos billÓns de dÓlares en esta campaÑa y muy poco ha sido enfocado en la comunidad latina y queremos cambiar eso. >>> yo creo que marÍa en eso podemos estar todos de cuerdos
. >>> creo que la clave va a ser que si estos cinco dÍas del huracÁn o la tormenta sandy que sacaron del aire a romney, no por culpa de Él, no porque lo allÁ bien o mal el presidente barack obama, sino por los hechos, cinco dÍas, los Últimos cinco dÍas de campaÑa estar prÁcticamente fuera del aire, es algo que puede tener un impacto grande y que no hemos podido medir. >>> no estÁn votando por la decepciÓn y el engaÑo que acaba de seÑalar. >>> vamos a...
222
222
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
that started to dissipate long before sandy hit. so then sort of the president and mitt romney were fighting for that second force. what they needed was a last moment that one of the two of them could be in the front pages, looking like a person who was of the moment and mitt romney lost several days because of the storm to be the man of the moment, and the president, because he was president, was the man of the moment for those late-deciding voters who hadn't been paying attention to the race. they turn on their tvs. that's what they see. i think that to the extent that anybody benefits politically, that probably helps the president. >> bob, there's a reason why of the 10 incumbents who have sought office again since world war ii, seven have won. powers go with the presidenciy and the moment aalize act presidential-- and i think he did. i think he handled it very well. that you get a bump out of this. i think you get awe hurricane bump out of this and it was part of a bigger tapestry for the week. he had a pretty good week. he had
that started to dissipate long before sandy hit. so then sort of the president and mitt romney were fighting for that second force. what they needed was a last moment that one of the two of them could be in the front pages, looking like a person who was of the moment and mitt romney lost several days because of the storm to be the man of the moment, and the president, because he was president, was the man of the moment for those late-deciding voters who hadn't been paying attention to the race....
234
234
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 234
favorite 0
quote 0
you've had both governor haley barber today and you had karl rove site hurricane sandy as being the thing that one stopped romney momentum but two, could have possibly caused mitt romney to lose the election. we all have to keep in mind that the polls show that this race is tight. even in the swing state polls the president might be leading most of them. but this race is tight. so the fact that the republicans are doing -- playing the blame game, we are not even at election day, tells you the mind-set of the gop and romney campaign. they are not terribly confident about tuesday's election results. >> but nia-malika, what candidate romney is not dealing with, most americans agree, mr. christie, governor christie, said. when you look at a brand new nbc poll, likely voters overwhelmingly say they approve of the president's handling of hurricane sandy. 67% approve. only 16% di disapprove. on top of that, in this brand new poll, majority of americans believe the economy is already turning around. 52% say we are recovering. both of these poll numbers are bad news for the republicans when they o
you've had both governor haley barber today and you had karl rove site hurricane sandy as being the thing that one stopped romney momentum but two, could have possibly caused mitt romney to lose the election. we all have to keep in mind that the polls show that this race is tight. even in the swing state polls the president might be leading most of them. but this race is tight. so the fact that the republicans are doing -- playing the blame game, we are not even at election day, tells you the...
108
108
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
over 2 million people are without power this morning following hurricane sandy. a new jersey election officials announced voters displaced by the storm will be able to vote via e-mail or fax. right now, joining me today, josh barrel, columnist for view. joy reed, managing editor of our sister website, the grio.com. my boss where she is editor and publisher and rob herbert. it's great to have you all back at the table. well, in case you haven't noticed, we are two days away from the election. polls suggest the president is holding a small, but significant lead in key states. a poll has president obama up five points in that state and two new nbc news polls have the president leading by six points in ohio and two in florida. the polls in these key states relatively stable over the last few weeks. it seems there's little persuading left to do. both sides agree on what is going to decide the campaign. that's turnout. they touted his party's get out to vote. >> we are far ahead of where we were in 2008. we are going to be -- you know, our ground game is better than th
over 2 million people are without power this morning following hurricane sandy. a new jersey election officials announced voters displaced by the storm will be able to vote via e-mail or fax. right now, joining me today, josh barrel, columnist for view. joy reed, managing editor of our sister website, the grio.com. my boss where she is editor and publisher and rob herbert. it's great to have you all back at the table. well, in case you haven't noticed, we are two days away from the election....
266
266
Nov 4, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 266
favorite 0
quote 0
>>chris: the president canceled campaigning for three days, three days, to deal with hurricane sandy and he was praised for that. why did he decide to go campaigning in las vegas hours after four americans were killed in benghazi in a terror attack? >> as i said, immediately, when word of the attack came the president was meeting with the top national security folks and talking with them well into the night and in touch with them during the next day there is no question is he was focused on this. >>chris: why did he feel he could campaign hours after a terror attack? >> everything was put in motion that he could put in motion every conversation that needed to be had was being had between him and his top national security officials. now, states solid or leaning obama we have in blue with 201 electoral votes and leaning romney in red with 191 votes and 11 toss up states with 146 votes and romney is in pennsylvania today where the polls have him counsel -- down four points but their campaign says he has a real shot. >> they understand they are in deep trouble. they is tried to expand th
>>chris: the president canceled campaigning for three days, three days, to deal with hurricane sandy and he was praised for that. why did he decide to go campaigning in las vegas hours after four americans were killed in benghazi in a terror attack? >> as i said, immediately, when word of the attack came the president was meeting with the top national security folks and talking with them well into the night and in touch with them during the next day there is no question is he was...